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Almost all of the regularly scheduled events that take place during the Days of '85 Fair and Rodeo took place in 2020, with only a few changes. High temperatures from Thursday to Sunday were around 90 degrees Fahrenheit and Ekalaka received no rain over the weekend. Some of the action from this year's events can be seen above. More photos and event results can be found throughout this issue....
In September, the Carter County Museum will celebrate Welcoming Week with a series of events geared around the theme "creating home together." The first of these events will be the display of a community quilt. Using the provided color palette create a 12" x 12" block and mail or drop it off to the museum by September 4, 2020. "Welcoming Week is a time to not only celebrate the values of equality and belonging, but to bring our communities together to live them in practice," said Rachel Peric, Executive Director of Welcoming...
Heat 1 Super Stock 1) 66-Lander Novak 2)2-Justin Stieg 3rd 15-Ernest Lizer Heat 2 Super Stock 1) 50-David Adams 2) 78-Tony Monson 3) 11-Taylor Heaton Heat 3 Super Stock 1) 327-Luke Holestine 2) 92-Doug Stieg 3) 28-Dan Eslinger Heat Modified 1) 64-Jason Moser 2) 26-Seth Eslinger 3) 0-Trey Adamson A Main Super Stock 1) 66-Lander Novak 2) 327-Luke Holestine 3) 28-Dan Eslinger 4) 98- Doug Goerndt 5) 11-Taylor Heaton 6) 1-Casey Schledweiler Modified Main 1) 64-Jason Moser 2)...
CATEGORY Business/Farm/Ranch 1) J&J Guide Service 2) Jonathan and Rachel DeFord 3) A&A Stieg Wholesale Organizations 1) Carter County Conservation District 2) The Uncloggers 3) Dahl Memorial Healthcare Church 1) Ekalaka Bible Church Vintage 1) Jesse & Anna LaBree - 1920 Ford Model T 2) Rex McCord - 1924 Model T Touring Car 3) Dick Sterns - 1928 Studebaker Model Dictator Classic 1) Frank Sparks - 1961 Autocar Truck 2) Troy Fruit - 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 3) Cole Schmid - 1982...
Multiple Carter County High School classes held reunions over the Days of '85 weekend in Ekalaka....
An accurate and complete count of all Montanans is critical for determining the federal funding distributed to the state. Overall, more than $2 billion from 300 federal programs is allocated back to Montana based on Census information. The Census count also shapes local voting and school districts, and it determines whether Montana will receive a second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Without an accurate Census count, Montana risks having other states get some of our state's fair share of funding. Missing only one...
Amy Walker was presented with the 2020 Carter County Friends of 4-H Award by 4-H ambassadors prior to the 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale on Saturday. From left: Heidi LaBree, Hannah LaBree, Amy Walker, Heather LaBree, Darin Schallenberger....
by JoAn Marshall A beautiful day greeted the pet paraders as they showed off for a nice crowd in the bleacher area of the fairgrounds on Friday, August 7. Winners in the three categories were as follows: SONGBOOK CHARACTERS: 1) Kimber Ross with "Stormy" (her pony) with a theme of "USA Party." It took her two weeks of preparation with her mom's help. 2) Tye Kalstrom and a "Baa Baa Black Sheep" theme with "Hiyah." It took him a week to prepare with mom's help. 3) Karlee Jo...
As summer is waning and school is starting, First Baptist Church is happy to announce the return of AWANA clubs. Starting August 26, clubs will meet every Wednesday for the duration of the school year. All clubs will meet at the First Baptist Church; Cubbies (ages 3-4) at 1:30-3 p.m., SPARKS (K-2nd grade) and T&T (3rd-6th grade) immediately after school from 3:45-5:30 p.m. For those in 7th-12th grades, youth group will be meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings....
Carter County will conduct the 2020 General Election as an all-mail ballot election following provisions outlined in Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020, and Title 13, Chapter 19, MCA. The General Election will be handled much like this year’s primary election, allowing for ballots to be sent to all active Carter County voters. A written plan to conduct the November 3, 2020 General Election by mail will be completed and submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office for app...
Areas in the southern portion of the county received a lot of rainfall in a short amount of time on July 29. A strong thunderstorm parked itself in the area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for the county. NWS received reports of over 4 inches of rain in some areas, and 4.25 inches at Albion within a 1.5 hour span....
The Montana High School Association recently released its guidelines to return to fall activities, announcing the directives, requirements and considerations for schools to compete in activities this fall. Football and volleyball practice can begin Friday, August 14 and competitions can be held on Thursday, Aug. 27. The CCHS football boys will have their first game on September 4 at home versus Broadus. The volleyball team plays the same day in Terry. “Resumption of sports and other activities is crucial to the growth, d...
When author Howard Seaborne found out he had a big fan in Ekalaka he autographed each of his six books in the "Divisible Man" series and shipped them off to Deb Stieg. Seaborne added something special in them too, a chapter written with Deb and her husband Terry as characters in a story that occurs in Ekalaka. The special chapter is not the first time Ekalaka has been written about in the stories as Seaborne's sister, Sue Schneider, lives in Ekalaka. "Divisible Man" is an...
The Montana Department of Transportation recently announced a proposal to seal and cover about 53.7 miles of MT Highway 323, north of Alzada. The project begins at the Box Elder Creek Bridge at reference post 17.7 and extends south for 53.7 miles ending at the intersection with U.S. Highway 212 in Alzada, at reference post 71.0. The public is invited to comment on the project. Proposed work includes sealing existing cracks, installing edge drains at select locations to drain...
Carter County High School students finally had a chance to attend their 2020 prom after it was originally canceled due to COVID-19. The outdoor prom was held on August 1 at Rowley Field....
Ekalaka Public Schools students will be back in the classroom next Thursday for on-site instruction. Back to school packets were mailed to parents this week. The packets include copies of the schools’ “Reopening Plan.” The plan states that masks are not required, but that Ekalaka Public Schools recommends that students and staff wear them. “Our goal to resume instruction and operations at our schools relies on the following priorities: a healthy and safe setting for students, staff, and the community; helpful support of teac...
American Legion Post 60 recently selected 2020 CCHS graduate Hannah LaBree as the recipient of this year’s $500 scholarship....
Carter County Museum's Shindig had a different look and feel this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, staff found a way to pull it off, and they were even able to participate in it a little more than usual. All of Saturday's talks were live-streamed for the first time. One hundred fifty-seven participants signed up for "Shindig Island" to access all of the content. Twenty-one people sat in spaced out chairs at St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church to watch the virtual...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare received an additional donation to be added to the association's budding Endowment fund. Representing the Ekalaka Lions Club, Mike Quade presented Dahl Memorial Healthcare Foundation with a check in the amount of $5,000. This donation brings the current contributions and pledges for the endowment to $130,500. The Dahl Memorial Endowment Fund will provide a perpetual source of income to support the hospital's important work of "improving the lives and...
Doran and Sharon Higgins are longtime residents of the Ridgway community in Carter County. Doran grew up in Powder River County and moved to the community working on area ranches when he was fifteen years old. Sharon has lived on the ranch where they now live all of her life. The ranch has deep roots - part of it was homesteaded in 1905 by Hamilton Ewalt, her maternal great-grandfather, and part of it was homesteaded by Elmer Richards, her paternal grandfather. For 6...
Healthy, nearby residents are invited to bring their children to the museum's lawn on Saturday for 8th Annual Dino Shindig activities. The activities, including dino mini-golf, T. rex corn hole, Hungry Hungry Mosasaurs and more will take place from 9 a.m. until noon. Talks and presentations will mostly be taking place virtually this year in light of the pandemic, and will be shown at the St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church as well as the museum. Crowd size will be limited to 50...
No official plan has yet been finalized for getting Ekalaka Public Schools students back in the classroom amid COVID-19. A reopening schools committee met earlier this week to discuss options. The committee was formed at a special school board meeting on June 24 and consists of Superintendent Katy Wright, four teachers, a member of the public health department, board member Dennis Bishop and four other school employees. Progress from the committee will be shared at the next board meeting and a reopening plan could be unveiled...
Due to an equipment upgrade, changes have been made to phone numbers at Ekalaka Public Schools. The new phone number for the school is 406-630-1523. The business office number is 406-630-1521, the superintendent’s office number is now 406-630-1522 and the number to contact the technology/transportation office is 406-630-1511....
The 2020 Traveling Collection of Juried Art, a collection of juried art from Montana and around the USA, will be at Ekalaka Public Library from July 29 until August 14. The Waterworks Art Museum of Miles City is sharing this collection throughout Southeastern Montana. The gallery is free to the public and open from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. ,Tuesday through Friday, and again on Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. All ages are welcome....
The Annual Days of ‘85 Firemen’s Barbecue will be taking place at a different location this year. Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department members will be serving burgers and hot dogs will all the fixings in front of the fire hall. The barbecue will take place at the same time during the Days of ‘85 Fair and Rodeo, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 7....
